Golf club head with adjustable weighting, customizable face-angle, and variable bulge and roll face / Callaway Golf Company

Title: Golf club head with adjustable weighting, customizable face-angle, and variable bulge and roll face.Abstract: A customizable golf club head is disclosed herein. The customizable golf club head includes a face component having a face and a flange, a crown-plate attached to the flange, a sole-plate attached to the flange, a skid-plate attached to the sole-plate, a swing-weight member, and a plurality of removable weight members with each of the plurality of weight members positioned within a pocket of the plurality of pockets. ...

The Present application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 12/776,886, filed on May 10, 2010, and issued as U.S. Pat. No. 7,828,673 on Nov. 9, 2010, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/266,712, filed on Nov. 7, 2008, and issued as U.S. Pat. No. 7,713,143 on May 11, 2010, which claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/986,864, filed on Nov. 9, 2007.

BACKGROUND

The present invention relates to a golf club heads. More specifically, the present invention relates to a golf club head with adjustable weighting, and customizable face properties.

2. Description of the Related Art

Currently, customization of drivers to help golfers hit better (longer, straighter, pleasing trajectory) shots is relatively new to the marketplace. Such customization currently includes: different shaft flexes and lengths, different lofts, and different head weighting scenarios. Currently most heads come with the head weighting pre-built into the head such that it cannot be changed. There are some companies that allow screw-in weights that can be changed by the golfer or by the fitting personnel to change a drivers weight distribution (Center of Gravity: CG) to promote desired ball flight tendencies. There currently exists no method to alter the driver's face angle at address, which visually gives the golfer an indication of the clubs orientation or hit tendency. In addition, current driver models have higher Moments of Inertia (MOI) that correspondingly need a flatter face to hit straighter shots. This flatter face is not as cosmetically appealing as the rounder faces of previous driver designs with lower MOI values.

BRIEF

SUMMARY

The primary purpose this invention is to effectively incorporate the following three design features into a driver design. First, visible and removable weights to adjust the center of gravity of the club head using a new and novel method of affixing these weights to the club head. Second, different height skid plates on the sole to alter the club's face angle at address (as it sits naturally on the ground). Third, a unique face design using bulge and roll values at the center region of the face for hitting straighter and more consistent shots, while having a different bulge and roll at the edge of the face to promote a more pleasing appearance to the golfer. In providing the above design features into a club head design, the golfer should have an improved driver suited to his/her needs, abilities, and preferences to hit better shots.

Having briefly described the present invention, the above and further objects, features and advantages thereof will be recognized by those skilled in the pertinent art from the following detailed description of the invention when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is an exploded view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 1A is an exploded view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view of the face.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view along line B-B of FIG. 2.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view along line D-D of FIG. 2.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view along line C-C of FIG. 2.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view along line A-A of FIG. 2.

FIG. 7 is a heel side of a golf club head of with alternative skid-plates for adjusting the face angle.

FIG. 8 is a bottom perspective view of a golf club of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a heel side of a golf club head.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view along line A-A of FIG. 9.

FIG. 11 is an enlarged view of circle B of FIG. 10.

FIG. 12 is an isolated side view of a weight member.

FIG. 13 is an isolated top view of a weight member.

FIG. 14 is an isolated bottom view of a weight member.

FIG. 15 is a cut-away view of a tool with jaws extracting a weight member form a pocket of a golf club head of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a top perspective view of a golf club head of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a top plan view of a golf club head of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is a bottom plan view of a golf club head of the present invention.

FIG. 19 is a top perspective view of a golf club head of the present invention with a weight member removed from a pocket.

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20110224|20110045921|golf club head with adjustable weighting, customizable face-angle, and variable bulge and roll face|A customizable golf club head is disclosed herein. The customizable golf club head includes a face component having a face and a flange, a crown-plate attached to the flange, a sole-plate attached to the flange, a skid-plate attached to the sole-plate, a swing-weight member, and a plurality of removable weight |Callaway-Golf-Company